CVE-2022-0129

SYSTEM code execution via launch-directory DLL loading

Published Jan 11, 2022 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Uncontrolled DLL search path in McAfee TechCheck before 4.0.0.2 allows local users to execute code as SYSTEM through a planted library. The TechCheck process searches its launch directory for a DLL and loads an attacker-supplied library placed there. Exploitation requires local administrator privileges and execution of the process from the directory containing the malicious DLL.

CVSS severity7.4
High
EPSS probability0.28%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Uncontrolled DLL search path in McAfee TechCheck before 4.0.0.2 allows local users to execute code as SYSTEM through a planted library. The TechCheck process searches its launch directory for a DLL and loads an attacker-supplied library placed there. Exploitation requires local administrator privileges and execution of the process from the directory containing the malicious DLL.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-0129
Published
Jan 11, 2022
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
McAfee
Product
McAfee TechCheck
Classifications
CWE-427, T1574.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 11, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <4.0.0.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

McAfee · McAfee TechCheckversion=unspecified <4.0.0.2

Published CVSS scores

7.4TrellixCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
7.2NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
6.7NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element
T1574.001DLL

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